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Article: WHO/UNAIDS announce recommendations about male circumcision as HIV prevention.
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- AIDS Alert
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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WHO/UNAIDS announce recommendations about male circumcision as HIV prevention
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An international expert consultation convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) of Geneva, Switzerland and the UNAIDS Secretariat recommends that male circumcision be recognized as an important HIV prevention intervention in reducing the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men.
The March 28, 2007, announcement follows recent media attention over the results of randomized controlled trials conducted in Africa. Three trials demonstrate that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection ...